Hay-rack



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J. M. PUHRMAN.

HAY RACK Patented Oot.1,1895. i

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J. M. FUHRMAN. HAY RACK No. 547,067. Patented Oct. 1,1895.

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JONATHAN M. FUHRMAN, OF ALESIA, MARYLAND.

HAYn RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 547,067, dated October1, 1895.

Application filed March 8, 1895.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JONATHAN M. FUHRMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alesia, in the county of Carroll and State of Maryland, haveinvented a new and useful Vehicle, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in vehicles.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofvehicles, such as hay-wagons and the like, and to enable the body to betilted or canted laterally to either side in order that the body may bemaintained in a horizontal position in ascending and descending a hillto prevent a vehicle from upsetting.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a hay-wagonconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig.4 is a rear elevation showing the running-gear in an inclined positionand the body or rack arranged horizontally.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates the body or rack ofa hay-wagon, which body or rack may beof any desired construction and which is mounted on suitablerunning-gear 2, and it is provided at its front and rear with transversebars or crosspieces, which are centrally fulcru med on transversebolsters or bars 4. The transverse bolsters 4 and the cross-pieces 3 areprovided with central tapered enlargements 5 and. The enlargement 6 ofthe bolster 4 is located at the upper edge thereof, and the enlargement5 of the cross-piece 3 is arranged at the lower edge of the same,wherebya fulcrum or bearing is provided to permit the body or rack to tiltlaterally, the enlargements offsetting the body portions of thecross-pieces and the bolsters sufficiently to permit the side beams orsills of the body or rack to pieces and the bolsters Serial No. 540,981.(No model.)

have free play at either side of the vehicle. The bolsters andcross-pieces are provided at opposite sides with leaf-plates 7, havingregistering perforations and receiving a longitudinally-disposed shaft8, which extends from one bolster to the other and terminates at therear end of the vehicle in a crank-handle 9. The longitudinally-disposedshaft hinges the body or rack to the bolsters 4, which are mounted onthe running-gear, and the shaft carries worms l0, located adjacent tothe crossand meshing with gear Wheels or pinions 11 of transverse shaftsl2, whereby when the longitudinally-disposed shaft is turned thetransverse shafts will be simultaneously rotated. The transverse shafts12 are journaled in suitable bearings of the bolsters and are connectedwith the body or rack at opposite sides thereof by chains 13, which areoppositely Wound around the transverse shafts between inner and outerbearings 14 and 15, whereby When the longitudinal shaft is rotated onechain of each transverse shaft will be Wound up and the other un- Woundto tilt or cant the rack or body. Vhen the longitudinal shaft is turnedto the right, the right-hand chain of each shaft l2 is wound up and thebody or rack is tilted to the right, and the reverse operation takesplace when the operating-shaft is turned to the left. The upperterminal-s of the chains may be attached to any suitable portion of thebody or rack, but are preferably attached to the crosspieces 3.

The rear bolster 4 is preferably connected with the running-gear bystandards in order to be removable, and the front bolster is providedwith a central socket to receive the king-bolt or pivot of the frontaxle.

It Will be seen that the mechanism for tilting the body or rack may bereadily applied to all kinds of vehicles, that it is especially adaptedfor hay-wagons and other vehicles which are loaded to a considerableheight and which are apt to become top-heavy, and that it is capable ofenabling such a load to be readily tilted or canted to either side tomaintain the load perpendicular and to prevent the same from upsetting.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

That I claim is- 1. The combination with a running gear, a tilting hayrack frame mounted thereon, the front and rear transverse shaftsjournaled in suitable bearings and arranged adjacent to the front andrear axles, flexible connections oppositely wound around the transverseshafts and attached to the hay rack frame, pinions mounted on thetransverse shaft, and a centrally arranged longitudinally disposed shaftextending from the front to the rear axle and forming a pintle forhinging the frame to the running gear and provided with a pair of wormsmeshing with the pinions, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

2. The combination of transverse bolsters having central enlargements, abody having cross-pieces provided with similar enlargements, leaf platesor bearings mounted on thel cross-pieces and bolsters and havingregistering openings, a longitudinal shaft arranged in said openings andhinging the body to the 25 bolsters, transverse shafts journaled on thebolsters and provided With centrally arranged pinions, flexibleconnections oppositely wound around the transverse shafts and connectedwith the body, longitudinal shaft and meshing with the pinions,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflxedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JONATHAN M. FUI'IRMAN.

Vitnesses:

A. N. MICHAEL, GEORGE T. FoRRY.

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